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FIRST TERM ENGLISH EXAM
PART ONE: READING
(15pts)
Read the passage carefully then do the activities.
The US Department of Labour defines a sweatshop as a factory that violates two or more labour
laws. Sweatshops often have poor working conditions, unfair wages, long hours, child labour, and a lack
of benefits for workers. Workers can even be subject to extreme exploitation, including verbal abuses.
Some are beaten. Some can’t leave the workplace and go home to their families. Some are even abducted
and forced to work. Many companies who use sweatshops prefer to use children so they can pay even less
or nothing at all.
According to Fair Labour Association, at least 18 countries are operating sweatshops, including
Bangladesh, Romania, South Africa, China, India, Vietnam, Mexico, the United States and its territories.
Defenders of sweatshops reason out that “Something is Better than Nothing”. They often bring up
the fact that even though sweatshops are bad, they at least give people jobs they wouldn't have had
otherwise. However, the type of jobs employees receive are so bad that they rarely develop their
economic situation. Since they are paid less than their daily expenses, they can never save any money to
improve their lives.
Adopted from http://www.veganpeace.com//
A/ Comprehension: (08 pts)
1- Say whether these statements are true or false according to the text
a. Sweatshops violate at least two labour laws.
b. Sweatshop labourers work for long hours.
c. Sweatshops are operated only in developing countries.
d. Workers in sweatshops are able to save a lot of money.
2- Answer the following questions according to the text.
a- What are the characteristics of sweatshops? Mention three of them.
b- Why do sweatshops use children?
c- How do supporters of sweatshops argue their point of view?
3- Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text?
- Who (§1): ……………
- they (§3): ............................
-their (§3): ...........................
4- Match words and their definitions:
a. Wage
1. Work that involves physical effort
b. Exploitation
2. Money that is paid or received for work or services.
c. Labour
3. Treating someone unfairly to benefit from his work.
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B/Text Exploration: (07 pts)
1- Complete the following table.
Verb
Ex: To manage
To corrupt
…………………..
………………….
Noun
Management
……………………..
Prosperity
……………………..
Adjective
Manageable
…………………….
………………………..
Abusive
2- Complete sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a).
1. a. Employees in sweatshops get such low wages that they can’t improve their lives.
b. Because ………………………………………………………………………….
2. a. A sweatshop owner regrets having exploited children.
b. A sweatshop owner wishes he ………………………………..…………………
3. a. Governments should fight sweatshops.
b. It’s high time …………………………………………………………………….
3- Classify the following words according to their stressed syllables.
organic - ethics – politics - mathematics - physics
01st syllable
02nd syllable
03rd syllable
4- Fill in gaps with the following words.
violated - should – bad - exploit - dangerous
Sweatshop is a workplace that has ………. working conditions. The work may be difficult,
…………., or underpaid. Child labour laws may also be ………… because some companies ………….
children. Thus, governments ……..….. work hard to put an end to this phenomenon.
PART TWO: WRITTEN EXPRESSION (05 pts)
Choose one of the following topics
Topic One:
Sweatshop labours work long hours for low pay and under poor conditions.
Write an article for your school magazine about solutions to stop sweatshops. (about 120 words)
- Establish / better working conditions (safety and health).
- Companies/ pay/ fair wages/ benefits for labourers.
- Workers/ to be aware of their rights
- Control companies / social auditors
- Boycott (not/ buy)/ sweatshops products.
Topic Two: Write a composition of about 120 words on the following topic:
Are you for or against child labour? Give your arguments
☺☺ All the best ☺☺
Your teachers
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